ESF Snapshots from the Foundation 2014

I chose to work on Visible Learning as I felt it was time to take my practice further. My area of focus was student feedback and I wanted to find a way to make marking more manageable and oral feedback more accepted, with consideration to accountability.

 

My research into this area has changed my daily teaching practice for the better. I had an ‘Aha!’ moment when watching Carol Dweck videos on youtube which has changed the language I use when speaking to students. No more mindless praise, I now use specifics related to the task at hand. No more quick, “Good job, Johnny”, now it’s, “Johnny, I really like how hard you are trying with your maths today, great job using a ruler”.

 

Another impact has been on my opinion on the students’ ability to monitor their own learning. With the proper structures in place the students are able to provide relevant feedback to one another and of their own learning

The next steps for me are to continue to research and implement the gradual release model where the students take more and more ownership of their own feedback, linked closely with learning objectives and rubrics.